Another animal rescue

10 years ago

A heart-warming story. I love all creatures, big and small, although I have to say if it was a turkey I'd have ran out and bought stuffing.

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seasoned

10 years ago

Maybe the bird fell out, or was pushed out, of a nest, or was attacked and the attacker was startled. She'll probably be fine though. You did all you could for her, and she probably realized that. You fed her, waited for her, and gave her a good obvious chance at freedom. What more could such a creature want.

Steve

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HeySal

10 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

Maybe the bird fell out, or was pushed out, of a nest, or was attacked and the attacker was startled. She'll probably be fine though. You did all you could for her, and she probably realized that. You fed her, waited for her, and gave her a good obvious chance at freedom. What more could such a creature want.

Steve

She wasn't pushed out of the nest - she was half grown. I've watched this coven and watched the kids growing up for months. She either was hit by a car and made it to the lawn (the cars don't move fast right here, but fast enough to hurt a little bird), or more likely, she hit a window.

These are easily stressed little guys and I think the reason she was able to trust me so quickly is because when they go by I never try to catch therm, or hurt them. I talk to them for a minute without making moves toward them. They used to run like hell when they saw me, now they just stroll by. They're wild though and are not going to let someone touch them. This one had no choice, but she knew that I'd never tried to hurt her and she knew she was in trouble. Animals know.

She's injured seriously enough she'd not survive to get well in the wild - but she's in good hands now and will be okay.

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seasoned

10 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

She wasn't pushed out of the nest - she was half grown. I've watched this coven and watched the kids growing up for months. She either was hit by a car and made it to the lawn (the cars don't move fast right here, but fast enough to hurt a little bird), or more likely, she hit a window.

These are easily stressed little guys and I think the reason she was able to trust me so quickly is because when they go by I never try to catch therm, or hurt them. I talk to them for a minute without making moves toward them. They used to run like hell when they saw me, now they just stroll by. They're wild though and are not going to let someone touch them. This one had no choice, but she knew that I'd never tried to hurt her and she knew she was in trouble. Animals know.

She's injured seriously enough she'd not survive to get well in the wild - but she's in good hands now and will be okay.

I didn't think about the window bit, but wouldn't she then be within a few feet of a window? ALSO, you referred to the bird as she, and most birds that hit windows like that are male. Females are probably less likely to do it and, if they do, it is likely an accident. Males have been known to attack their reflection, even until they die.

Steve

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HeySal

10 years ago

Originally Posted by seasoned

I didn't think about the window bit, but wouldn't she then be within a few feet of a window? ALSO, you referred to the bird as she, and most birds that hit windows like that are male. Females are probably less likely to do it and, if they do, it is likely an accident. Males have been known to attack their reflection, even until they die.

Steve

There were two picture window within bounce range.

Not sure why you think male birds hit windows more often -- the reason they hit them is because they can't see there's glass there - looks like free sailing. It has absolutely nothing to do with aggression. Something scared them into the air and she flew into the window - most likely.

I called her "she" because she was a "she". You can tell a male from a female bird by the markings and feather color.

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seasoned

10 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

There were two picture window within bounce range.

Not sure why you think male birds hit windows more often -- the reason they hit them is because they can't see there's glass there - looks like free sailing. It has absolutely nothing to do with aggression. Something scared them into the air and she flew into the window - most likely.

I called her "she" because she was a "she". You can tell a male from a female bird by the markings and feather color.

Well, yeah,I koow either sex could make that mistake, but I don't know if a female would do it again and again like I have heard and seen males do. As I said, they literally ATTACK my home! I may hear a sound like someone is throwing tennis balls at my home, and find it is ONE MALE BIRD! They perch on my porch railing, plan their attack, and fly into the window! They recover, and repeat. Luckily, I never found a dead one. But I am certainly no expert there, and never claimed to be.

Yeah, I figured you knew in a way like that. Birds can be hard to easy to sex based on their species. I had to Wikipedia the bird you talked about just to find out which one you might be talking about, and never went that deep on this bird.

Steve

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Khemosabi

10 years ago

FWIW Sal, I too had a male robin attacking my window!

This poor bird attacked it for at least two hours every morning for weeks! Feathers up, and so on. I had to put a decal of a hawk on the window.

Awesome outcome for the little bird you saved! It's "kewl" when an animal trusts you and knows you're there to save it!!

Our vet out here also has a donation fund for wildlife. I was there once and he had an Osprey in there! Wow, are they big up close!

I love that you started this thread! We have a lot of animal lovers here!

BTW, if you don't have cash, just donating old towels to your local vet helps out a lot as well! They use them in the kennels!

~ Theresa

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Patrician

10 years ago

I once worked in an office building that had all kinds of birds that for some odd reason really loved it (geese mates met there once a year, etc).

However one bummer was when a particular tree would sprout berries. We had dead birds and berries everywhere. There were two theories. One was that they ate so many berries they got drunk and flew into the glass windows. The other was that they ate so many berries that they couldn't fly right because they were too heavy and therefore slammed into the glass.

So at least in that case nothing to do with aggression or sexual orientation. (of course I couldn't tell a male from a female smashed bird). More than a coincidence it only happened when the berries were ripe.

I still love the commercial where the crows are cracking up because the guy slams into his deck door - I think because he uses Windex and the glass is so clean. (some kind of reverse psychology I guess - do buy Windex or don't?). (I use white vinegar in any case).

p.s. something has disappeared here - i wanted to say what a cute picture it was of Sal as a giant bird mom. but somehow it is not here anymore. something about at the vet's office where they let the bird go for a minute and she disappeared - where was she? hiding behind Sal. Anyway it was really a sweet image - now just a memory.

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seasoned

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Patrician

I once worked in an office building that had all kinds of birds that for some odd reason really loved it (geese mates met there once a year, etc).

However one bummer was when a particular tree would sprout berries. We had dead birds and berries everywhere. There were two theories. One was that they ate so many berries they got drunk and flew into the glass windows. The other was that they ate so many berries that they couldn't fly right because they were too heavy and therefore slammed into the glass.

So at least in that case nothing to do with aggression or sexual orientation. (of course I couldn't tell a male from a female smashed bird). More than a coincidence it only happened when the berries were ripe.

I still love the commercial where the crows are cracking up because the guy slams into his deck door - I think because he uses Windex and the glass is so clean. (some kind of reverse psychology I guess - do buy Windex or don't?). (I use white vinegar in any case).

p.s. something has disappeared here - i wanted to say what a cute picture it was of Sal as a giant bird mom. but somehow it is not here anymore. something about at the vet's office where they let the bird go for a minute and she disappeared - where was she? hiding behind Sal. Anyway it was really a sweet image - now just a memory.

They probably ony liked, or only saw, ripe berries. THAT could also attract them. I was told that birds really liked my property because a tree on it produces berries, and they love them.

Steve

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HeySal

10 years ago

I don't see how a bird would actually "attack" a home. If it sees something inside the window and can't see the glass it might repeat attempts to get in, but actually "attack"? I don't see that happening. Perhaps closing blinds or curtains might help the little guys realize that they are trying "can't pass through" territory?

Not sure about the berry thing. It is possible that some might have intoxicating effects, and I'm pretty sure being drunk while flying isn't much safer than being drunk and driving, LOL.

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seasoned

10 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

I don't see how a bird would actually "attack" a home. If it sees something inside the window and can't see the glass it might repeat attempts to get in, but actually "attack"? I don't see that happening. Perhaps closing blinds or curtains might help the little guys realize that they are trying "can't pass through" territory?

Not sure about the berry thing. It is possible that some might have intoxicating effects, and I'm pretty sure being drunk while flying isn't much safer than being drunk and driving, LOL.

I can't see anything looking good to a bird. They seem to veer up before they hit, and leave little stains(that AREN'T blood, if you get my drift, on the windows. As for saying they attack? If I thought it were against my home,it is an ATTACK! They make a LOT of noise!

Steve

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HeySal

10 years ago

Well, I'm just guessing myself. I don't know birds that well. I'm more of a 4 legged type critter person. Still - it seems unlikely that they'd just want to "attack" a house. There has to be some reason they'd do that. Who knows what it would be? Could be all sorts of things. Place they think they can go, feel warmth or cool coming from it, smell of food? Don't know. Just wish they knew enough not to hurt themselves.

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Khemosabi

10 years ago

Hi Sal!

In my case with the robin, he was attacking himself! He saw another male in the window and robins are very territorial. It did not matter if the blinds were open or closed. It was really frustrating because the back of our house is mostly windows and slider doors!

Anyhow, I had to do a lot of research on line to find out how to deter this little guy. The decal worked, but he did stay in the front yard for a while. Spooky looking guy (for a robin).

I did find out while researching that this is common and if one doesn't "do something" about it, males will return every year to their territory.

One can also put a plastic owl outside, but hawks and falcons are their first enemy. My neighbor has a plastic owl to keep the magpies away.

~ Theresa

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HeySal

10 years ago

Okay - now it makes sense to me.

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Khemosabi

10 years ago

On another note

We had a bunch of barn swallows nesting in our barn. I could hear little cheeps shortly after. Then the starlings came in and killed them all, chased away the adults and made nests for themselves out of the swallow's nests.

It wasn't long after that when I starting finding adult starlings that had been beheaded and gutted! I won't get any more detailed here, it's pretty gruesome. I just couldn't understand what kind of critter was in my barn and doing this kind of carnage!! The dogs weren't picking up anything, scent wise, on the ground, so I ruled out a cat and raccoon.

Turns out it was an owl! He/she would wait for me to open the barn doors in the early morning (still dark out), and then go in and kill the starlings!

~ Theresa